New Releases: DVD / Blu-Ray

For those who can’t get enough Boardwalk Empire, this update of the historical novel The Wettest County in the World puts prohibition-era Moonshine Wars into crisp “Copperhead Road”-esque focus. The film features strong performances from Shia LeBeouf and Tom Hardy, who stand tall as part of an ensemble cast.

Will Smith goes back in time to save Tommy Lee Jones’ Agent K from assassination, giving Josh Brolin all the room he needs to steal the show from both MiB veterans. The highest-grossing film in the series, another sequel seems all but assured.

This now-cancelled series deserves a second look as an example of ensemble character study filtered through the world of horse-racing. Luck features Dustin Hoffman’s best acting in years, alongside what Linda Steel of the New York Post dubbed “writing so spot-on it’s poetic,” in the best show of 2012 you won’t get to see in 2013. See one of Luck‘s beautifully-shot horse-races in the video below.

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This week we focus on two of the year’s best box-set reissues, from the Who and Johnny Cash, along with the best ear-buds on the market to aid in your listening enjoyment. Plus: an HD 3D computer monitor capable of anchoring your home theater system!

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Beats me, Fail … the more I hear that track, the more I agree with you. I try to listen to as much music as possible each week to give a touch of variety to the column, but Keys’ album truly is the only major-label release of the week, which (post-Black Friday) guarantees it will sell.) I don’t think “Girl On Fire” is a particularly good single choice, but it will give listeners a taste of what they got from her collaboration with Jay Z on “New York State of Mind.” On the pop front I’m looking forward to new Bruno Mars on December 11, but the best finds come from below the mainstream surface. And this year’s been great for fans of rarities and reissues.